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Zhong Kui's Diary
Kong Xuan had been silent until he suddenly cleared his throat and said, "Well, both of you are Grandmaster-level Experts, so I assume your intelligence has developed normally. I won't understand why you don't just bring a few oxygen tanks down with you since you haven't spent enough time in the water."
Yun Zhihan looked at Kong Xuan as if he were an idiot. "Do you know how great the pressure is underwater? At that depth, it's about over a thousand atmospheres. Spells can protect the body, but they can't protect oxygen tanks. Under such pressure, forget about oxygen tanks; even a submarine would be crushed."
Kong Xuan was taken aback and scratched his head. "So according to you, nothing could possibly exist at the bottom of the ocean?"
Yun Zhihan scoffed and disdainfully replied, "In your presence, a sense of superiority from having an education arises. To put it simply, an unopened Beer Bottle thrown into the sea will burst due to the increasing pressure because the pressure outside the bottle exceeds that inside. However, if it’s an opened Beer Bottle, even if it sinks to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, it won't burst because seawater enters, equalizing the pressure inside and outside."
After a pause, Yun Zhihan continued, "The same principle applies to those living in the Dragon Palace. Regardless of how they breathe, at least one thing is certain: their internal pressure must match the underwater pressure to avoid being crushed by seawater. If you still don't understand, go look it up yourself; I have no obligation to explain this to you."
I smiled and said, "Thank you, Master Yun, for enlightening us with this knowledge. Setting aside all this nonsense, let me ask you one question: once you find out who the Dragon Palace Descendant is, you'll threaten or even kidnap him until he helps you find the Ruyi Jingu Bang, right?"
Yun Zhihan exchanged glances with Qu Wubing and nodded in unison.
"Then why don't you just capture Jiang Feiyu directly? After all, he seems to be the most likely candidate at the moment," I asked.
"Zheng Nan, no matter how capable this Jiang Feiyu is, he can only stay underwater for ten or twenty minutes at most. For us, is that time useful? Even if we throw a stone into the Sea Surface, it takes over an hour to sink to the bottom of the Mariana Trench," Qu Wubing suddenly spoke up.
"Then what use is there in searching for the Dragon Palace Descendant?" I was puzzled.
"The Dragon Palace Descendant must have a triggering condition. Until that instinct is triggered, no matter how good his swimming skills are, he remains within human limits. Only after triggering that instinct can he truly live underwater like the Dragon King," Qu Wubing explained slowly.
"The Dragon Palace Descendant needs to trigger an instinct to enhance his swimming abilities? It sounds mythical. So does that mean all one hundred sixty-seven people who entered the semifinals could potentially be Dragon Palace Descendants?" I asked hesitantly.
"You are mistaken. What I mean is that everyone in Star City could potentially be a Dragon Palace Descendant," Qu Wubing's face was expressionless like a piece of rubber.
Upon hearing this, I felt somewhat deflated and didn't know what to say for a while. Eventually, I asked, "So what do you two plan to do now?"
"We'll wait for Zhuo Wei to return and use DNA testing to identify who the Dragon Palace Descendant is," Yun Zhihan said with a smile. "Then we'll wait for Zhuo Wei to trigger his instinct; at that point, we can take action."
"By the way, why are you so eager to find the Ruyi Jingu Bang? Don't you already have a Yin-Yang Ancient Coin?" A question suddenly came to mind, and I asked casually. "Even if you kill me and take my two coins, that's only three coins; the remaining four are probably with that mysterious person. Can you really get them back?"
"It’s precisely because those four Yin-Yang Ancient Coins might be with that mysterious person that we need to obtain the Ruyi Jingu Bang!" Qu Wubing said slowly. "He has become so powerful already; if he absorbs energy from Sun God as well, then in this world, perhaps only Judgment of Life and Death could stand against him."
Everyone fell silent. When it came to the Judgment of Life and Death, no one knew what to do.
After a long while, the air rippled, and Qu Wubing gradually disappeared into the atmosphere. Yun Zhihan forced a smile and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. For now, you can go out and call the police."
I silently exited with Kong Xuan and found Lingfeng. After explaining the situation, Lingfeng was also left speechless and could only let the criminal police release Yun Zhihan, then asked me what I planned to do next.
"How about I make a trip to the Mariana Trench?" I frowned.
Both Kong Xuan and Lingfeng were taken aback, almost in unison: "What do you want to go there for?"
"This Ruyi Jingu Bang cannot fall into the hands of Yun Zhihan and his group." I licked my lips. "All this time, whether it was the Mariana Trench Incident or the series of kidnappings by Huang Jianguo, I have always been on the defensive. Damn it, I can't keep being passive like this; this time, I want to take the initiative. Kong Xuan, teach me the diving Spell first."
"Do you really have to go?" Kong Xuan frowned at me.
I slowly nodded.
"Teaching you the Spell is easy, but even if you learn it, it won't help," Kong Xuan said with a wry smile, ignoring my astonished expression. "You heard earlier that even someone like Yun Zhihan or Qu Wubing, who are Grandmaster-level Experts, can only stay underwater for a limited time. The Mariana Trench is so deep that in that short time, you wouldn't even find the Dragon Palace."
Before I could retort, Kong Xuan continued, "Moreover, there are not only guardians of the Dragon Palace down there but also those Deep-Sea Creatures. Some things you might never have seen in your life."
Hearing this from Kong Xuan, Lingfeng also looked worried and nodded in agreement. "That's right. I once watched a semi-scientific documentary that mentioned many giant creatures in the deep sea. There are even deep-sea monsters over a hundred meters long. Just imagine if one swam past you and slapped you with its tail; you'd be left disabled."
"I'm not an idiot; if something seems off, I'll definitely turn back," I said with a forced smile. However, inside I was cursing both of them. Seriously? Do you think scaring me like this will stop me? A hundred-meter-long fish? Please, that's impossible! The largest Deep-Sea Creatures discovered so far are only 68 meters long.
I once read a report about someone capturing a Sperm Whale, which had suction cup scars over 40 centimeters in diameter on its body—scars left by its deep-sea nemesis, the Giant Squid. According to records, even a 17-meter-long Giant Squid has suction cups only 95 centimeters in diameter. This suggests that the Giant Squid that fought with this Sperm Whale could be over 68 meters long. This is currently the largest marine animal known to humanity; however, this 68-meter-long Giant Squid is merely speculative as no one has ever seen its actual form.
Seeing my attitude, Kong Xuan exchanged a helpless glance with Lingfeng, ultimately nodding in resignation.
As Kong Xuan mentioned, this kind of Spell is exceptionally simple; it just involves summoning an isolation bubble around oneself. The higher the caster's magical power, the greater pressure the isolation bubble can withstand. For example, if I could hide inside an isolation bubble and dive down to the bottom of the 11,000-meter-deep Mariana Trench, then Kong Xuan could only manage up to 8,000 meters before his bubble would burst—different realms mean different levels of magical power.
Of course, that's just an example; my isolation bubble might not allow me to reach the bottom of the Mariana Trench. It could very well burst at a depth of 1,000 meters. These are all unknowns; who can be sure?
After learning the Spell, I would ask Lou Wei to arrange an impromptu trip for me. It wouldn't help to ask Lingfeng; I'd need to find Lou Wei. I wasn't sure how he would arrange it, but three days later, I found myself aboard a submarine hovering above the northeastern part of the Philippines' Mariana Trench.
This Submarine is a Nuclear Submarine. As for how Lou Wei managed to get me such a mode of transportation, there's no doubt he is using the guise of the Treasure Office to lure Office One with traces related to the Book of Life and Death found underwater. Otherwise, I wouldn't believe that he could acquire a Nuclear Submarine through his personal connections.
The captain of the Submarine is a Middle-Aged Man named Tang Xiangdong. He has a resolute and stubborn square face, with thick eyebrows and large eyes that give him an imposing presence. On his deep blue shoulder epaulettes, there are two gold stripes and four stars. I am not sure what this military rank means, but being able to serve as the captain of a Nuclear Submarine, his position must be significant. Eventually, I couldn't help but ask Tang Xiangdong, who calmly informed me that two stripes and four stars indicate the rank of Colonel. If I needed a direct comparison, it would be equivalent to a division commander; above Colonel is the general rank.
As for the Nuclear Submarine I am on, its maximum diving depth is definitely not the 00 meters stated online, but rather 4 meters. Tang Xiangdong did not hide anything from me and proudly explained various parameters of this submarine, as if he were boasting about his beloved son to a long-lost friend.
I smiled and asked, "Aren't you afraid I might leak information?"
Tang Xiangdong laughed heartily: "Do you think someone who can have a Nuclear Submarine escort them would leak information?"
We chatted casually until we reached our destination. I asked Tang Xiangdong, "Where can I get out?"
He hadn't inquired about my purpose for coming here along the way, but upon hearing my question, Tang Xiangdong frowned and said, "You want to go out? Let me first find you a deep-sea diving suit."
I replied with a smile, "No, I don't need any diving suit. Just let me out like this."
Tang Xiangdong looked astonished: "Are you crazy? You're just going to go out like this? Do you know how deep the water is right now? We're at a depth of 4 meters! Do you know how much pressure is outside? According to the calculation of one atmosphere for every ten meters, there are about 45 atmospheres here. Without a diving suit, you'll be crushed by the seawater as soon as you go out."
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